Food stamp cuts begin Friday

9:53 PM,
Oct. 31, 2013

Written by

Mary Spicuzza
Wisconsin State Journal

Nearly 900,000 Wisconsinites -- including 53,000 in Dane County -- will see cuts to their food stamp benefits beginning Friday.

The cuts to FoodShare will total $89 million in Wisconsin between Friday and Sept. 30. Nationally, the total cut is estimated to be $5 billion during that same time period, the liberal think tank Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said.

In Dane County, the cuts during that time will total about $5.6 million. ...